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May 5 2012
154 Injured in Balloon Explosion in Yerevan
05 May 2012
Gas-filled balloons exploded at a campaign rally in the Armenian
capital of Yerevan on Friday, injuring 154 people.
Armenian authorities are working to identify what gas was used to blow
up the balloons, RIA-Novosti reported, citing a statement by the
country's emergency services ministry. The balloons were apparently
not filled with helium or regular air, both of which are commonly used
for the purpose and neither of which are explosive.
As a result of the explosion, 154 demonstrators standing near the
balloons at a rally of the Armenian Republican Party received burns
and were hospitalized. As of early Saturday, more than 70 people
remained in the hospital, Interfax reported.
The rally took place in a central square in Yerevan ahead of
parliamentary elections in Armenia scheduled for Sunday.
Armenian authorities are investigating whether the explosion was set
off by someone purposefully or was an accident, a police spokesman
told Interfax.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/154-injured-in-balloon-explosion-in-yerevan/458110.html
May 5 2012
154 Injured in Balloon Explosion in Yerevan
05 May 2012
Gas-filled balloons exploded at a campaign rally in the Armenian
capital of Yerevan on Friday, injuring 154 people.
Armenian authorities are working to identify what gas was used to blow
up the balloons, RIA-Novosti reported, citing a statement by the
country's emergency services ministry. The balloons were apparently
not filled with helium or regular air, both of which are commonly used
for the purpose and neither of which are explosive.
As a result of the explosion, 154 demonstrators standing near the
balloons at a rally of the Armenian Republican Party received burns
and were hospitalized. As of early Saturday, more than 70 people
remained in the hospital, Interfax reported.
The rally took place in a central square in Yerevan ahead of
parliamentary elections in Armenia scheduled for Sunday.
Armenian authorities are investigating whether the explosion was set
off by someone purposefully or was an accident, a police spokesman
told Interfax.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/154-injured-in-balloon-explosion-in-yerevan/458110.html